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Brunswick's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brunswick took in $50.4 million and spent $36.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)11%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money3.0%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

50%

of Brunswick's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes66%

Individual income tax
50%$25.0 million
Business income tax
6.7%$3.4 million
Property tax
6.3%$3.2 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$818 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$415 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$388 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$101 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$787 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$531 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.0%$1.5 million

State tax money11%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
11%$5.6 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$2.8 million
Fines
1.2%$590 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs11%Sent to other local governments8.0%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

8%

of Brunswick's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$14.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.7 million
  • Fire protection$5.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$564 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$515 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$974 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$748 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$414 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.0%$2.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$2.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$177 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$133 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$133 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brunswick. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Brunswick itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.